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Endymion

Endymion was a very handsome young man in Greek mythology. He was son of Zeus, whom SELENE carried off to Mount Lemnos, in Caria, where, as she kissed him, he sank into eternal sleep. This is one version of the story.

According to another version of the story, once he fell in love with Hera. Zeus put him in an eternal sleep for this.

The goddess moon, Selene, used to visit this handsome young man every night.

Page last modified on Friday November 14, 2014 07:26:44 GMT-0000